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A cloud of faithful witnesses, leading to the heavenly Canaan, or, A commentary upon…A cloud of faithfull witnesses, leading to the heauenly Canaan, or, A commentarie vpon…
A cloud of faithful witnesses, leading to the heavenly Canaan, or, A commentary upon the 11 chapter to the Hebrews preached in Cambridge by that godly, and judicious divine, M. William Perkins ; long expected and desired, and therefore published at the request of his executors, by Will. Crashawe and Tho. Pierson, preachers of Gods Word, who heard him preach it, and wrote it from his mouth.A cloud of faithfull witnesses, leading to the heauenly Canaan, or, A commentarie vpon the 11 chapter to the Hebrewes preached in Cambridge by that godly, and iudicious divine, M. William Perkins ; long expected and desired, and therefore published at the request of his executours, by Will. Crashawe and Tho. Pierson, preachers of Gods Word, who heard him preach it, and wrote it from his mouth.
London: printed by Humphrey Lownes for Leo. Greene, 1607London: printed by Humfrey Lownes for Leo. Greene, 1607
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Thus much for the second point in Abraham's obedience; namely, the end of it.
Thus much for the second point in Abrahams obedience; namely, the end of it.
The third and last point, is the manner of his obedience▪ which followeth in these words: And he went out, not knowing whither he went.
The manner of this his leaving his Country, in mans reason would seem strange; nay, the world will condemn it for plain foolishness, for a man to leave a certainty, for an uncertainty. But it may here be doubted, how the Apostle can here say, that he knew not whither he went▪ seeing these words are not in the Story of the old Testament: doth not that practice allow traditions beside Scripture?
The manner of this his leauing his Country, in mans reason would seeme strange; nay, the world will condemne it for plaine foolishnesse, for a man to leaue a certainty, for an vncertainty. But it may here be doubted, how the Apostle can here say, that he knew not whither he went▪ seeing these words are not in the Storie of the olde Testament: doth not that practice allow traditions beside Scripture?